The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-04


-E. ID. Cornish, Esq, of Myrna, Is in
the city to-day. He came down to pay
/ his taxes and take survey of the new
a foundation walls Of the court house.
I The spring term OF the Normal
School will open next Tuesday, March
Sth. The session Of the Model depart
ment opens at the same time and all
E pupils who desire seats should be pre-.
sent the first day.
Mr.. w. T. Mills purchased this week
the Davis property on Front street,
: corner Liberty, for which he paid - 500.
There are two lots, and Mr.. Mills Sc
cured a bargain when he bought them.
The GAUGES held in Mankato town
ship ON Saturday last placed in nomin-
alton the following:
Superyiaors-G. w. HaIgh, chairman,
: G.. BARR, Geo. Albert.
4 Clerk-Adam Arnold.
Treasurer-Jos. Hodapp.
Assessor-Andrew Andregg.
Justice of the Peace-Henry knott.
| Constable-ieo. OFT.
-Messrs. MS. Knapp & Co. have pur-
chased the stock of crockery and glass.
ware from NJ. X. Jones, taken pos
session of the business and will sell goods
at prices which will not fail to secure q
good trade. Both gentlemen are young
and possessed of frst-class business
ability.
Owing to the heavy increase in the
night mails received in this city, Post
master Cannon has put ON night clerk,
who begins work ut 7O'cloek in the eve
ming and works till 8 O'Clock in the morn
ing. All mails received during the night
are by this means distributed before time
for opening in the morning. fact that
the business men will appreciate. Frank
Davis Is the night man.
e. w. Parker. county superintend-
ent of Schools, will have office days as
follows during the months of March and
April: Mankato, Saturdays; Garden
City, Mondays; Lake Crystal, Tuesdays;
rGood Thunder, Wednesdays. He will
have with him full supply of school
blanks. Teachers, school officers and |
others having business with him, can
meet him at the places named.
"A stock company with a capital of
500, 900 has been formed at Sioux City, |
for the purpose of erecting a large |
barrel factory, and Smith Pierson, who |
has been with Mr.. c. NJ. Marsh of this
city for the past two years, will have
charge of the concern. Mr.. Marsh is q
large stock holder in the enterprise, but
tub factory here.
-Ifthere is anything in a mans &C.
tions from which to draw conclusions,
the public is led to believe that Mr.. Burt
is determined to erect a new hotel.
The requests which he makes of the city
council should be granted without de-
lay, for the building up of the Mankato
House corner is an improvement of vi
tai importance to our city, and one
which should receive the hearty en-
dorsement of every citizen. Let the
good work go on.
From the st. Clair, (Mich.) Republic
can we clip the following:
Miss Maud Waters, of Mank alto,
MInn., is a guest at the Oakland. She
is but nine years of age, but has musical
attainments which entitle her to be cal
led prodigy. Though never receiving
any musical instructions whatever she
sings IN beautifully sweet voice, play
ing also her piano accomplishments. By
request she gave selection at the
Somerville School entertainment on
Tuesday evening and was heartily en-
cored for its excellence.
ST. Peter Tribune: Matt Breen, of
Kasota, made a contract last Monday to
send 200 car loads of stone to Duluth
and 120 cars TO West Superior. He also
has 5000 sub-contract for the stock
yards building of st. Paul and contract
for the st. Paul city hall and court house.
1t needs about 70 cars to finish the last
named job. They have ordered 81 500
of new machinery during the last week,
one rubbing bed, three gangs of saws
and steam drill. This will make the
works the best west of Chicago.
-Mankato Lodge No. 10, 1. o. o. F. is
arranging for grand celebration of the
sixty-eighth anniversary Of the founding
of the order In America, on April 26th.
At this time the new hall will be dedi-
Gated, and members of all adjoining
lodges will be invited to be present.
The programme has not been, as yet,
fully determined upon, but there will be
a banquet served in the rooms on the
the first floor of the building, the Ger
mania band will be on hand to discourse
some of its fine music, singing will be a
prominent feature, and grand bali will
be included. 1t is the purpose of the
grandest social affair ever held in the |
city.
The blockade of last Saturday proved |
tartar, and especially has the Omaha
suffered greatly. DurIngtbe week trains
have been run to Souix City Uia of FL |
more and Eagle Grove, striking the |
main line at Alton. This necessitates
an extra run of about 80 miles. A drift |
near Window 80 feet deep and some $50
feet long is what has caused the most |
trouble, as the snow had to be shoyeled |
out and drawn away. The officials ex-
pect to get the blockade lifted to-day
and send trains through on the main
line. The c. & N. w. has also had a
terrible time in getting west of st. Peter,
and did not succeed in reaching New |
Ulm until yesterday. The Southern
Minnesota Jared badly on the west end.
We saw a travelling man Wednesday |
who was on the train that got drifted in
near Jackson, and had to remain in the |
cars three days and nights. The first
twenty-four hours were spent on the |
prairie without morsel of food, and our
informent says that number of small
children on the train suffered greatly |
from hunger. Altogether the storm has |
had no equal in this section for many
years.
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